Glencloy now 'Inn' front in title race

GLENCLOY Inn are the new leaders at the summit of the Inbev Ttown and Country Pool League as the competition reaches its halfway stage this week.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Feb 2010, 07:55 BST
Updated 16th Feb 2010, 10:14 BST

The Carnlough team took full advantage of the fact that leaders McAuley's were not in action this week with a 5-0 hammering of Heffrons at home, wins on the night coming from Connor McCollum, Paul Bates, Michael Abram, and Stevie Morgan.

James Atcheson secured the five points for Glencloy in the final game with a nervy win over Jim Glennon which went the three-frame distance.

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The big game of the night, however, was taking place in Cushendall where title contenders Randalstown Veterans and Lurig A battled it out for points to keep pressure on the leading Carnlough teams.

Veteran Hans Kuijten got the visitors off to a strong start with a 2-1 win over Paddy McAteer, Lurig then levelled the match courtesy of Michael Birt's 2-0 win over Nigel Murray.

The Veterans pushed on and took the lead with Frankie Brammeld getting the better of John

McKillop in a 2-0 victory and the Randalstown men wrapped up victory with James Talbot getting a 2-0 win over Bengi Birt.

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The Veterans looked good to take four points in the final game of the night, with Jason Beggs taking the first frame against Declan Birt, however nerves seemed to take over in the second frame as Beggs had no fewer than three attempts to pot his last black. Declan, however, had no such trouble and took full advantage and took the final two games to rescue a second point for Lurig.

Elsewhere, Halfway B had a magnificent 5-0 win over BUSC at home wins for James Liddie, Jonny Donnell, Brian Fleck, Brendan Feeney, Raymond Mark taking them ever closer to their clubmates Halfway A who continued their run of poor form at the hands of Greenhills.

Wins for Halfway players Seamus Rowan and Donal O'Boyle and Greenhills player Micheal McAuley and JP Kane saw the match decided in the final game with Paul Scullion making light work of Barry Hamill to see the Glenravel team take victory.

At the bottom half of the table, Social Chronics played host to Glencloy Elite with the young Carnlough team coming away with a fantastic 4-1 win to take them above the Ballymena team.

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The final game of the night of the night was played in Randalstown where Lurig B made the trip to Black Bull. The Lurig side have been in great form of late and continued this with a 3-2 win on the night, with captain Gareth Shannon winning the deciding game to keep the Lurig in winning ways.

Greenhills 3, Halfway A 2: JP Kane 2, M Curran 0; J Larkin 1, S Rowan 2; M McAuley 2, A Graham 1; E Darragh 1, D O'Boyle 2; P Scullion 2, B Hamill 0. Sportspersons - Joe Larkin/Barry Hamill.

Social Chronics 1, Glencloy Elite 4: T Hamill 2, J Mellon 0; K Little 1, A Bird 2; C Walsh 0, M J McCourt 2; R Campbell 0, A Abram 2; W Wilson 0, J Abram 2. Sportspersons - Andy Bird/Tam Hamill.

Glencloy Inn 5, Heffrons 0: C McCollum 2 D Crossan 1; P Bates 2, M McVeigh 0; S Morgan 2, H McNally 0; M Abram 2, MJ O'Boyle 0; J Atcheson 2, J Glennon 0.

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Lurig A 2, Randalstown Veterans 3: P McAteer 1, H Kuijten 2; M Birt 2, N Murray 1; J McKillop 0, F Brammeld 2; B Birt 0, J Talbot 2; D Birt 2, J Beggs 1. Sportspersons - Jason Beggs/Paddy McAteer.

Halfway B 5, BUSC 0: J Liddie 2, S Clarke 0; R Mark 2, T O'Neill 1; B Feeney 2, L McClelland 1; J Donnell 2, J Knowles 0; B Fleck 2, S Scullion 1. Sportspersons - Brendan Feeney/Tony O'Neill.

Black Bull 2, Lurig B 3: P Bloomer 2, F McAteer; TA Percy 0, P Duffin 2; N Percy 1, L Cooper 2; R Bonnes 2, T Crawley 1; T McKeever 0, G Shannon 2. Sportspersons - Tracey Anne Percy/Liam Cooper.

FIXTURES

Fixtures for this Thursday, February 18, are: Glencloy Elite v BUSC; Social Chronics v Lurig Inn B; Lurig Inn A v Halfway House A; Halfway House B v Randalstown Veterans; Black Bull v Glencloy Inn; Greenhills v Mc Auleys. Bye – Heffrons.